UPSC CMS 2011 Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics Paper 2 Question Paper (16-Jan-2011)

Question 1

Tidy wounds inflicted by sharp instruments and containing no devitalised tissues are expected to heal by

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Primary healing

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Secondary healing

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Formation of contracture

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Skin grafting

Question 2

The following statements regarding small bowel tuberculosis are correct except

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The strictures are common in the ulcerative type

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There are two types: ulcerative and hyperplasic

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In the ulcerative type, the bowel serosa is studded with tubercles

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The ulcerative type occurs when the virulence of the organism is greater than the host defence

Question 3

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) is characterised by the following except

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Release of lipopolysaccharide endotoxins from the walls of dying gram-negative bacilli

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Tachycardia with a heart rate of more than $90/	ext{min}$

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White cell count $

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Tachypnoea with a respiratory rate of $> 20/	ext{min}$

Question 4

The most common site for a parathyroid adenoma is

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In the inferior parathyroid lobe

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Intra-thyroid

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In the superior parathyroid lobe

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Mediastinal

Question 5

The sonographic finding of a cyst containing clear fluid is described as

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Anechoic

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Hypoechoic

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Isoechoic

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Hyperechoic